Wikia search to launch on January 7

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales had set January 7 as the launch date for the Wikia search engine. Wikia Search project has assembled the basic technologies for a search engine, including a search application, search algorithm and Web crawler. The project will allow technology enthusiasts to help filter sites and rank search results, similar to Wikipedia.

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FireWire speeds set to quadruple

Firewire also known as iLink , the IEEE 1394 standard is set to quadruple the speeds. The speed is up from 800 Mbps to 3.2 Gbps. Thus Firewire will be faster than USB and eSATA as well as it can power devices. Moreover the new version can support co-axial cable also providing support for HD connectivity at a cost lower than current HDMI.

FireWire is, according to the association, "the only separable interface today that can record HD programs in their full digital quality while also meeting the content protection requirements of copyright holders."

Google working on Internet encyclopedia

Google is working on an internet encyclopedia similar to wikipedia. Google is expected to release the service soon , initially available only by invitation. The service will be similar to wikipedia , the posting will be done by people around the world. Google is expecting to make ad revenues from this as well by showing relevant ads. More details of the service will be revealed soon.

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